Fishing line sinker



Patented Aug.- 5, 1952 LINESlNKE-R Lloyd RfYoung, Jr., and' Jbllfi iwfEaster, ".I'ios'" Angeles, Calif;

Application April-2'5, issossefiarnoe ismss- This :invention relates afishing line i rsinkers and more particularly to a a sinker -especiallydesigned-to rise rapidly totthe surface of the water whentthefishinglineto which it is attachedsis ee d in- I t. is wamong the-objects ofthe invention to provide an improved .sinkerhaving awbuoyant portion anda sinkable or.nonbuoyant portion with the two portions so related"thatsthehsinker will. occupy a =predetermined= position invthe water andso balanced that the' sinker .willfsink to any desired. depth gm lthewater-land will rise rapidlylto "lthel. surface lot the water. withoutdragging. along' the' bottom whensthe" line; is reeledrin and willhence, avoidwfculing'itseli or thfline on istones, weeds.or otherobstructions atthe bottom/oil the watenwhich may be pro- -'vlided withinterchangeable weights to vary'the proportion between the "buoyant and.nonbuo'yant portionsithereo'f and maybe provided with guide fins tofacilitate its rise to the surface. of the water wherithe line towhich-i't'i's attached "is reeled .in and whichis durable inconstruction, economica1 to' manufacture, and neat and attractive inappearance.

Other objectseand :advantageswill become apparent from a considerationof thefollowing description-and the app'endedcIa-im in conjunction tionbeing broken away andishown in cross section to better illustrate the"construction thereof; r

T Figure, 42 is a longitudinal elevational view of a .s'tiil'; further"modified" 'iorm f fishing'li' line sinker;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional View on the line 5-5 ofFigure 4;

Figure 6 is a longitudinal elevational view of a still further modifiedform of fishing line sinker, a portion being broken away and shown incross section to better illustrate the construction thereof; and

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the sinker illustrated in Figure 4 or ofthe sinker illustrated in Figure 6. 7

With continued reference to the drawing, the

fishing line sinker illustrated in Figure 1 com- 1 Claim. (cite- 431 12caL-ishape andhaving, one end pointed and 'the portion thereof adjacentsuch pointed end' non- =vX1y taperedltoilthe', pointed end. *This'bOdyis made hollow and has .aicyliri'dri'cTal sidewall 11- whichisithi'nin-proptirtion t'c'fthe "diameter ioflitheabody and. has a some portion1'2" at'its poihtedfiend. "Adjacentits'endrremoteffrom its pointed.endfth tb'ddyiis 'prdvilied'f'with a" th'1 walled-transverse-.partition"l3 and ISJDIO; V v at its end remote iromthepointed"endwitl*r an end; wall 14 substantially "in" a "planeperpendicularl .1701 the longitudinal center line of theibcdyandlspaced'f from and "substantially parallel {to the partition .I 3 totprovi' de'a spacebetwe err the partition. and; the end w'all. {Hbody 'i5 "0f :n'onbuoyant niaterihltsueh: as lead; *di'sposedf'in the spacebetween thepairtit'roir 13"andfthe end wall" 14' and Li'sbfsfifiiciehtweight towausgtiie entire sinker to'fsinkto'-'-tne"bottomofassume Water.

. ZA'. lineiattachi'ngeye ltfi'ssecuredin the-thick enedportion 12 atthe" pointed end of thebofriy lll'and' p'roj e'ct'siirom the pointedfendof the body vt'o'receive'oneendfiaf a? fishinglinetti' attaeh tne line"to? the sinker. The? 'eye- "15-" is" 1 preferably 'swivily'm'ountedflrrthe thickened -*end portion 12 bfthe'body' T0 so' thatthe"sinker'fmay rotate in the water without twistingthlihe;

structural ""strength, "'"such" as f-syntneti'c resin plastic or hardrubber, having been-feund "en- 'tiife'ly' 'satisfactoryfinr'use: andthis-bcdy mayf be v "externally colored "'or"cdated*=br decorated as maybeue'sired';

.Withthe. weight" l5 disposed eiitirelyend: of the" body"" lj0; "whenthe sinker seamsin the "water: it Willremain an? uprightposition wasthe. line,attaching 'eye ltat the" top;

With". the sinker "in" -tl1is'-- uprightposition ,thebrittombf a-"bodyof w aten if the- 'li'ne to :wniemtne sinkew' "f ":the s'ih'k'er willbecaused' td -leanfiin the direction- 0f the line pull, but will remainin an upwardly inclined position and will immediately start to riseunder the pull of the line and will move continuously upward as the lineis reeled in until the sinker reaches the surface of the water. Thisprevents the sinker and the line from becoming fouled on obstructions,such as stones, logs and weeds, on the bottom of the body of water.

The modified form of sinker illustrated in Figure 3 is substantially thesame as that illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 except that the body I1,

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3 corresponding to the body I0, is made solid and is formed of a buoyantmaterial, such as wood. This body I! has a pointed end from which theline attaching eye 16 projects and a portion which convexly taperstothis pointed end. The remainder of the body is preferably ofcylindrical shape and the body is providedin its end remote from thepointed end with a cylindrical recess I8 in which a weight IQ of disc orcylindrical shape is mounted. An inwardly projecting flange structure 20is provided at the open end of the recess I8 and the material of theweight 19 may be poured into the recess in a molten or plastic 7condition and will be retained in the recess by the inwardly projectingannular flange 29'. v i

The modified form of the invention shown in Figures 4 and 5 is the sameas that illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 except that the body 2| .of thisfurther modified form of the invention is provided with outwardlyprojecting fins 22 which extend longitudinally along the tapered portionof the body to the pointed end thereof. These fins are thin walled,plate-like formations and are spaced apart atangular intervals ofsubstantially ninety degrees aroun-d'the tapered portion of the body andhave their outer longitudinal edges substantially in alignment with thecylindr-ical surface of the cylindrical portion of the body. The ends ofthe fins at the pointed end of the body are arcuately curve-d, asindicated at 23, in a direction away from the eye [6 so that the finswill not interfere with a line attached to the sinker bythe eye It. Inthis modified form of the invention'a solid portion 241s provided at thepointed end of the body corresponding to the solid portion I2 of theformillustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the body is hollow and has a thinside wall '25 and is'also provided near its end opposite the pointed endwith a transversely extending partition wall 26 and at its end oppositethe pointed end with an endwall 27. The partition wall 26 and end'wall21 are substantially parallel to each other and spaced apart to providetherebetween 'a space receiving a cylindrical or disc shaped weight 28corresponding to the weight l5 of the form of the invention shown inFigures 1 and 2.

The operation of the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 and 5 isthe same as the operation of the forms shown in Figures 1', 2 and 3 anddescribed above, except that the fins 22 serve to guide the end of thesinker to which the line is attached and facilitate the rapid rise ofthe sinker from the bottom to the surface of a body of water as the lineis reeled in. v

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 6 the body of thesinker is the same as that illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 and discussedabove, except that instead of having the partition .wall 26 and the endwal1 21 spaced from the partition wall the body 30 of the sinkerillustrated in-Figure 6 has opposite its pointed end an end 4 wall 31provided on its outer surface with an externally screw threadedcylindrical boss 32 which is substantially coaxial with the longitudinalaxis of the body 39. A weight 33 in the form of a cylindrical disc isprovided in one side with a cylindrical reces 34 dimensioned to receivethe boss 32 and provided with internal screw threads engageable with theexternal threadson the boss. The'weight 33 is threadable onto and off ofthe boss 32 and may be interchanged when desired so that nonbuoyantbodies of different weights may be attached to the body 30 toaccommodate the sinker to different operating conditions.

The operation of the form of sinker illustrated in Figure 6 is the sameas the operation of the form illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 anddescribed above.

The. invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presentembodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects asillustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention beingindicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoingdescription, and all changes which come within the meaning and range ofequivalency of the claim are, therefore, intended to be embracedtherein.

What is claimed is:

A fishing line sinker comprising a hollow buoyant body of elongatedcylindrical shape having at one end a tapered portion terminating in apointed end and having at its other end an end wall substantially in aplane perpendicular to the longitudinal center line of said body, a lineattaching eye secured to said body at the pointed end thereof, apartition wall within said hollow body spaced inwardly of the letterfrom said end wall a distance materially less than the length of saidhollow body and disposed substantially parallel to said end wall, and anon-buoyant body in said buoyant body between said end wall and saidpartition wall.

LLOYD R. YOUNG, JR. JOHN W. LASTER.

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